Second Place in the Antiques Roadshow Top Ten Items

Formerly the highest appraisal value ever given on the U.S. broadcast of the hit PBS series "Antiques Roadshow", but knocked into second place by the 18th-Century Qianlong Jade Collection. This 1937 oil painting by one of the leading figures of Abstract Expressionism, Clyfford Still.

NOTE: A Chinese carved jade and celadon collection from the Chien Lung Dynasty, valued at $1.07m, is set to air on January 4th, 2010. The AR's very first million dollar appraisal. Stay tuned for the video!

In the meantime, you can read an excellent article about the appraisal at http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/37189572.html

Thanks!

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[MultiBrunolucas]

the expect here fucking sucks, he is the worst,

[Ultranothing]

@MultiBrunolucas Your opinion matters! Thanks for commenting!

[Ultranothing]

@911sanitarium Well, as Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell once said, "Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby!"

It is not for us to choose what the rich may spend their hard-earned money on.

And no, you don't complain at all!

[CourtyardPigeon]

I actually really like this painting.

[suics]

@eisenherz188 Do u work for the guys at Pawn Stars?

[shutdafuckup30]

@MultiBrunolucas english please we let u visit com on now...lmao

[eisenherz188]

he should say its "crap" only 6000 $ worth, and buy it ;-)

[TheNHBEAST]

@MultiBrunolucas

The "Expect"? . . . . . I assume you meant "expert". . . .you're kidding, right?

[94123Serendipity]

probably the dullest owner of a valuable painting I've ever seen. Appraised at half a million, but then a painting by the same artist sold 10 years later for $21 million "so I may be a little conservative here" and she replies "Oh, well at least we have a baseline for insurance purposes." Well not exactly. Go ahead and insure it for $500k and then when it burns up in a house fire, you'll wish you had insured it for $21 million you twit!

[unicursalhex]

Looks like something a 10 year old painted

[Ashair29]

So much excitement

[ladinisha]

I meant to type "their work becomes worth a lot more" instead of "their work become work a lot more"!

[ladinisha]

Clyfford Still was best known for his Abstract Expressionist work. This is the first I've seen of his early work. Much like Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman and even Mark Tobey (if you can find his work) he's an amazing painter and I love his work. I saw someone comment about why art sells for so much and I'd just like to respond by saying that any artist that invents a new style of art their work become work a lot more. Its a lot like electronics but without the depreciation!